Views about environmental regulation among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by views about environmental protection

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say…

Metro areaStricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economyStricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the costNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area52%43%2%3%235
Baltimore Metro Area54%41%< 1%5%102
Boston Metro Area53%42%2%2%181
Chicago Metro Area51%46%2%1%334
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area46%49%3%1%318
Detroit Metro Area47%49%1%3%163
Houston Metro Area46%50%2%2%247
Los Angeles Metro Area46%47%4%3%399
Miami Metro Area46%50%< 1%3%189
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area56%37%5%2%128
New York City Metro Area43%53%2%2%642
Philadelphia Metro Area41%54%4%2%274
Phoenix Metro Area58%41%< 1%1%210
Pittsburgh Metro Area55%44%< 1%1%119
Providence Metro Area43%51%3%3%137
Riverside, CA Metro Area47%48%1%4%163
San Diego Metro Area59%34%4%4%136
San Francisco Metro Area46%44%7%3%111
Seattle Metro Area43%52%2%3%109
St. Louis Metro Area56%43%< 1%1%118
Tampa Metro Area49%46%1%3%144
Washington, DC Metro Area48%47%3%1%291
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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